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Ocean County (Northwest) PUMA, NJ

119,597 Population
220.6 square miles 542.1 people per square mile

Census data: ACS 2024 1-year unless noted

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Demographics

49.3 ±5.5 Median age
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 40.1 ±0.1
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 39.2 ±0.1

Economics

$46,144 ±$4,184 Per capita income
  • about 90 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $53,818 ±$373
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $45,256 ±$100
$82,483 ±$9,689 Median household income
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $104,294 ±$997
  • about the same as the amount in United States: $81,604 ±$128

8.6% ±2.8% (10,223  ±3,280) Persons below poverty line
  • a little less than the rate in New Jersey: 9.2% 859,029 (±0.3% / ±29,158)
  • about two-thirds of the rate in United States: 12.2% 40,354,268 (±0.1% / ±248,561)

32.8 minutes ±0.8 (1,402,690  ±61,558) Mean travel time to work * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about 10 percent higher than the figure in New Jersey: 30.5 116,289,230 (±0.1 / ±571,910)
  • about 25 percent higher than the figure in United States: 26.4 3,569,606,700 (±0 / ±5,719,373)

Families

47,741 ±2,464 Number of households
  • New Jersey: 3,543,944 ±7,728
  • United States: 132,737,144 ±140,273
2.5 ±0.1 (118,433  ±2,827) Persons per household
  • a little less than the figure in New Jersey: 2.6 9,334,098
  • about the same as the figure in United States: 2.5 331,722,430

4.1% ±2% (825  ±407) Women 15-50 who gave birth during past year
  • about three-quarters of the rate in New Jersey: 5.4% 117,595 (±0.3% / ±6,859)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 5% 3,971,434 (±0.1% / ±36,997)

Housing

53,059 ±2,889 Number of housing units
  • New Jersey: 3,816,432 ±2,877
  • United States: 146,740,960 ±8,590

$385,500 ±$32,674 Median value of owner-occupied housing units
  • about 80 percent of the amount in New Jersey: $496,000 ±$2,982
  • about 10 percent higher than the amount in United States: $360,600 ±$618

4.9% ±1.5% (5,859  ±1,805.6) Moved since previous year
  • about three-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 8.8% 825,588 (±0.3% / ±26,043.5)
  • about two-fifths of the rate in United States: 11.8% 39,597,955 (±0.1% / ±197,294.9)

Social

92.3% ±4.7% (81,162  ±5,071.1) High school grad or higher
  • about the same as the rate in New Jersey: 90.4% 6,015,420 (±0.6% / ±40,185.6)
  • a little higher than the rate in United States: 89.9% 212,133,683 (±0.1% / ±286,969.9)
30.2% ±3.1% (26,598  ±2,872.7) Bachelor's degree or higher
  • about two-thirds of the rate in New Jersey: 44.6% 2,965,532 (±0.4% / ±26,621.6)
  • about 80 percent of the rate in United States: 36.9% 86,932,699 (±0.1% / ±187,449.9)

13.3% ±1.5% (14,549  ±1,683.1) Persons with language other than English spoken at home * ACS 2024 5-year data
  • about two-fifths of the rate in New Jersey: 33.1% 2,922,137 (±0.2% / ±15,881.3)
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 22.3% 70,375,520 (±0.1% / ±221,008.6)

9% ±2.3% (10,772  ±2,762) Foreign-born population
  • about one-third of the rate in New Jersey: 25% 2,376,424
  • about three-fifths of the rate in United States: 14.8% 50,234,856

6.5% ±1.7% (6,063  ±1,574) Population with veteran status
  • about double the rate in New Jersey: 3.4% 249,802 (±0.1% / ±7,648)
  • about 10 percent higher than the rate in United States: 5.9% 15,701,246 (±0% / ±75,366)
6,063 Total veterans ±1,574 5,212 Male ±1,071 851 Female ±707

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